Alside Trim & Accessories For additional product information. In addition to the products described inside, Alside offers a wide range of standard trim options that add striking detail to any home. Those products, plus others not manufactured by Alside – such as easy-care shutters, louvers and decorative inserts shown in this brochure – are available through your local contractors, independent dealers and Alside Supply Centers. For additional information, including specific product brochures, check with your sources. For information on any Alside product, call toll free at 1-800-922-6009. Add distinction to any home. It’s all in the details. Alside. PO Box 2010 Akron, Ohio 44309 1-800-922-6009 www.alside.com ©2008 Alside. Alside and Trimworks are registered trademarks. Printed in USA, 2/08 10M/COB 75-0188-01 Table of contents. v1 Window Trim 4/5 v2 Door Trim 6/7 v3 Corners 8/9 v4 Gables 10/11 v5 Trim Boards 12/13 v6 Special Accents 12/13 v7 Product Descriptions 14/15 Imagine a living room with only furniture So how do you add distinction? – just a couch, a coffee table, some easy All it takes is a little creativity. Details, chairs and end tables. That’s all. No rug First, know your exterior design options. on the floor, no pictures on the walls, no This brochure will help with that. On the photographs on the tables, no plants near details, details. following pages, you’ll see idea after idea the window. No candles, knickknacks or for using trim and accessories. The floral arrangements to be seen. Not even a And why photographs are organized like a decorator’s magazine on the coffee table. scrapbook. Each section focuses on a specific exterior design feature – doors and they’re so If you walked into such a room, your windows, for example. Along with the immediate impression would be, photos are brief captions that highlight key 4 “Something’s missing!” And you’d be right. important. design elements, plus list the products used. In fact, a lot of “things” are missing, things (Specific product descriptions are included that transform a functional room into a at the end of the brochure.) beautiful, comfortable and pleasant home. 1 Second, imagine how you can change the What’s missing, of course, are the decorative look of your home by using one or more details – the accent objects people add to 5 of the ideas shown. Use an idea exactly as give a room interest, appeal and you see it. Or combine several ideas to individuality. create an exterior detail that’s distinctly you. 3 And what’s true for interior decoration is also true for exterior design – it’s the details, And don’t worry – you can do it. The the added accents, that distinguish a home details that brighten your living room are from those around it. Details all the proof you need. Premium Vinyl Siding adds beauty, 6 protection and value to a home. But it’s the details – the use of decorative 2 trim and accessories –Details that add the lasting distinction. 2 3 Selecting Window Trim. The detail that adds a finishing touch. One of the first things people notice about The 2 1/2" J-channel used to trim these gable a home’s exterior are the windows. In a windows repeats the narrow line running sense, windows are like pictures or along the gable trim board (left). photographs on a wall – they create specific Look for points of interest within an otherwise ways to unify Add distinction using classic architectural massive surface. a design using details. Instead of conventional mitered joints similar elements. at the corners, the head and sill of this window These points of interest – the accents – are Here, the bold frame are extended beyond the sides, a detail the basic building blocks of an exterior typically found in Mission style homes (below). design. When the choice of window trim vertical lines created W 1 complements your siding, the result is a by Trimworks 3 /2" pleasing, unified exterior design. lineals complement the distinctive lines created by dutch lap siding. Trimworks custom crown molding can add an elegant decorative detail to a home’s original wood window trim. If your home has distinctive details, don’t change them – restore them. The original window trim details on this 120-year-old farmhouse are reproduced using 5" lineals for the top of the frame, 3 1/2" lineals at the sides, and color-matched aluminum trim for the sill. Contrasting low-maintenance shutters give the windows greater visual impact. Because of their size, bay and bow windows often require creative approaches. On this home, for example, Trimworks 5" lineals and Alside’s bay/bow window trim are combined to create a distinctive window frame (above). When selecting details, keep proportions in balance. The impact of this massive window area, for example, is augmented by the bold lines of the 5" Trimworks lineals used to frame it. Using a contrasting color for the window trim accentuates the boldness of the frame. 4 5 Selecting Doors and Entryway Trim. A welcoming first impression. Visitors see the trim around doors frequently and up close. That makes door trim one of the most important exterior design decisions you can make. And, in most cases, it’s more than a single decision. You may, for example, choose a more impressive trim to set off a main entrance, but prefer less dramatic treatments for secondary entrances. Consider different ideas for the trim around garage doors too. If you have a “premium” door – for instance, a door with raised The beauty of this decorative door panels or with decorative window inserts is magnified by a frame made using – you may want to consider a bold trim 5" fluted lineals (above). installation to “frame” the accents and maintain appropriate visual balance. Use contrast to create interest. Horizontal lines formed by dutch Finally, don’t forget trim for entry ways – lap siding dominate the main walls the wall and ceiling areas that lead to of this home. But at the arch and your doors. The use of vertical siding, columns that form the entry way, beaded soffit and accessories such as crown vertical soffit creates a distinctive molding can give your home a custom contrast that seems to guide visitors designed look. to the front door (left). Go for grandeur when you can. This elegant front entrance (above) is set off with Trimworks 5" fluted lineals used as a main frame and Trimworks 3 1/2" lineals used to frame the side and An interplay of lines can produce transom lights. 1 dramatic results. The 3 /2" lineals used for the door and window trim play off the thinner lines produced by the balusters and posts of the porch balustrade (which repeats the even thinner lines of the porch frieze). A corner post using 5" fluted lineals, with the beaded corner starter completes the design scheme. If possible, try a double The main entrance to this home is defined contrast. Here again, by stately columns created using Trimworks vertical soffit creates a fluted corner posts. contrast with the horizontal siding on the home. The color contrast adds to the appeal. 6 7 Adding Corners and Vertical Columns. Emphasizing your home’s grandeur. Corners – especially outside corners – help define the proportions of a home. And because they define proportions, the creative use of corner treatments can influence the “apparent size” of your home (the visual impression it creates as opposed to its actual measurements). Bold corner treatments, for example, add lines of vertical emphasis to a wall, encouraging a viewer’s eyes to look up. It’s an excellent way to create a sense of height. Similarly, narrow corner treatments tend to accentuate a wall’s horizontal lines. The vertical Color contrasts let you create subtle but striking dimensions of this details. White windows create contrast with 7" fluted corner post with foam insert Take cues from existing features. home are magnified by the darker tones of the siding. Corners and helps balance the mass of the garage A standard 3" corner post and narrow the use of Trimworks window trim in a medium tone create another door. The door itself is framed with shutter help create a pleasing sense of fluted corner posts at contrast. The overall impression is one of both 5" smooth lineals. proportion in the tight area between the primary corners. contrast and harmony. window and building corner. The resulting bold vertical lines help create an impression of soaring height. Three-piece beaded corner post. One-piece beaded corner post with foam insert. Traditional corner post with Vertical columns anchor the second story of this home. They’re foam insert. created using standard 4" corner posts and Charter Oak® premium vinyl soffit installed vertically. A fascia board and an overlapped pair of lineals, installed to create a shadow line, carry the width of the column up the gable. A double-width band board at the base of the column ties the treatment together. 8 9 Choosing Soffit, Gable Walls and Dormers. An easy, yet striking change to your home’s look. Here’s an easy way to change the look of Board & Batten your home – use different siding styles to siding combine define specific wall areas. Ornamental shake with Pelican Bay and scallop siding are often used to add Shakes and distinction on gable ends and dormer walls. Scallops to create Alside offers two choices – Architectural bold, beautiful ® ® Classics and Pelican Bay, both color- lines at gable matched to Alside siding colors.